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W. W. OHARA. COMBINED SPLASH BACK AND TOWEL RACK. No. 439,846.

Patented Nov. 4, 1890.

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, W. W. OHARA. COMBINED SPLASH BACK AND TOWEL RACK. No. 439,846.Patented Nov. 4, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER \VINFIELD OHARA, OF TORONTO, CANADA.

COMBINED SPLASH-BACK AND TOWEL-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 439,846, dated November4, 1890. Application filed June 5, 1890- serial No. 354.34.9- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER WINEIELD OHARA, commercial traveler, of thecity of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario,Canada, have invented a new and useful Combined Splash-B ack and Towel-Rack, of which the following is a specification;

The object of the invention is to design a combined splash-back andtowel-rackin which the frame willhold the material used stretched tautand yet may be easily it is desired to change the material; and itconsists, essentially, of placing the material on two cross-rods whichare held apart at each end by the spring extension-arms which form racksfor the towel, as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my combined splash-back andtowel-rack. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing it. applied as apicture-frame and stretcher. Fig. 3 is a skeleton view of wire frame.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

A and B are the top and bottom rods, and O the material forming thesplash-back.

D are the spring-wire arms which fit into the holes a and b in the topand bottom rods, respectively. The spring-wire arms D are made so as toform racks d and e for the reception of thetowels, whilea sponge F, asindicated, or other articles may be suspended from them.

It will be seen that as the arms D are made of spring-wire, the rodsapart that the material is A and B are so held held stretched taut takenapart when and yet the ends of the arms may be easily re moved from theholes a, and b, and the rods removed when it is desired to change thematerial.

On reference to Fig. 2 it will be noticed that I can utilize my frame asa stretcher or picture-frame, the arms being used in this case, asindicated, to supporta fancy scarf or other desired ornamentation.

In Fig. 3 I show the cross-rods A and B made of wire and connected bythe upright wire rods E and F, which are sharpened at their ends so thata towel or other material may be slipped over their ends to form thesplash-back. In this case the ends of the rods A andB are formed intoloops f, receive the ends of the spring-wire arms D.

That I claim as my invention is- 1. In combination with the rods A B forsupporting the material O,spring-arms D, composed of wire interposedbetween the rods A B at each end and adapted to hold the material C tautthereon, the said arms D, being bent intermediate of their length toform racks cl e, whereby the said arms form both supports and rack,substantially as described.

2. The rods A and B, having end loops f, and the verticalconnecting-rods E and F, sharpened at their ends, in combination withthe wire arms D, forming towel-racks cl and e, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

WALTER WINFIELD OHARA.

Witnesses:

JAMES LUCKWELL, GEORGE A. BEAN.

so asto

